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Council concern: gang violenceAfter a series of murders and assaults involving youth in recent months, the issue of youth activities and gang prevention...
Original post made on Mar. 21, 2008Last comment by MV Immigrant, on Mar 25, 2008 at 7:11 pm | 6 comments | 6888 Views
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Charges filed in Johnson murderNathan Talarico has been charged with homicide in the shooting death of 20-year-old Mountain View resident Jeffrey Johnson,...
Original post made on Mar. 24, 2008Last comment by me, on Mar 24, 2008 at 7:28 pm | 1 comment | 7119 Views
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Peace vigil set for Wednesday eveningMarking the fifth anniversary of the start of the war in Iraq, members of Mountain View Voices for Peace will gather at the...
Original post made on Mar. 20, 2008Last comment by xoxoxoxox, on Mar 20, 2008 at 1:26 pm | 1 comment | 6406 Views
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Run for the orphans returnsThe news out of Zimbabwe lately has not been good — perhaps underscoring the ongoing need for Ellen Clark's fundraising...
Original post made on Mar. 16, 2008Last comment by Nyasha, on Mar 16, 2008 at 10:47 am | 1 comment | 6482 Views
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Library reopens with spiffy upgradesA renovated lobby and new automated check-in system greeted Mountain View residents on Monday morning when the library reopened...
Original post made on Mar. 11, 2008Last comment by 4l4n, on Mar 13, 2008 at 11:53 am | 6 comments | 6771 Views
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Home Depot officially excludedAfter making it apparent in December that Home Depot would not be allowed at San Antonio Center, the City Council made it...
Original post made on Mar. 10, 2008Last comment by Robin, on Mar 12, 2008 at 12:35 pm | 4 comments | 6788 Views
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Noise at night keeps stores' neighbors awake.Noisy parking lot sweepers and leaf blowers at some of the shopping malls and large stores are keeping nearby residential...
Original post made by Tired Neighbor on Jan. 4, 2008Last comment by dusty, on Mar 5, 2008 at 6:49 pm | 5 comments | 6803 Views
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Calling all leap year babiesIn celebration of the leap day this Friday, the Voice is writing a story about Mountain View residents with Feb. 29th birthdays....
Original post made by Casey Weiss on Feb. 28, 2008Last comment by Dolly, on Mar 3, 2008 at 2:08 pm | 2 comments | 5347 Views
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Dwell house a fine fit in neighborhoodI just read your article about the Dwell house at 515 Mountain View Ave. and am very disappointed that it only presents one...
Original post made on Feb. 29, 2008Last comment by Ana Lucia Gonzalez, on Feb 29, 2008 at 8:18 am | 2 comments | 6425 Views
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Protesters clash at recruitment centerDozens of people flocked to Mountain View's U.S. Army Career Center on Friday to stage a protest -- some to protest the presence...
Original post made on Feb. 15, 2008Last comment by Anonymous, on Feb 29, 2008 at 3:14 am | 59 comments | 12839 Views
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Happy trailsOn the Stevens Creek Trail during rush hour, a bicyclist flashes by once a minute on average. For some commuters, there simply...
Original post made on Dec. 8, 2007Last comment by Lives downtown, on Feb 28, 2008 at 8:53 pm | 4 comments | 6668 Views
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Student Art Show at City Hall"A Delicate Balance," an exhibition of student & faculty artwork from the Arts in Action program at the Community School...
Original post made by csma on Feb. 27, 2008Last comment by , on Feb 27, 2008 at 10:00 am | 1 comment | 5364 Views
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What was going on at the train station this morning around 1 AM?A train horn sounded 3 times, then there was a long pause then long continuous blowing....
Original post made by Bernie Brightman on Feb. 26, 2008There are no comments yet. 5542 Views
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Cops ID victim in shootingMountain View police have identified the young man killed in Old Mountain View last Thursday night in a double-shooting which...
Original post made on Feb. 18, 2008Last comment by immigrant orthopedic surgeon from mountain view, on Feb 25, 2008 at 6:09 pm | 7 comments | 7618 Views
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El Camino finds new radiology groupsThe El Camino Hospital Radiologists Group, Inc. has announced that it is disbanding, and last month the hospital entered...
Original post made on Aug. 3, 2007Last comment by Donna K, on Feb 23, 2008 at 6:47 am | 7 comments | 14103 Views
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Union rallies at Google's doorstepMore than 100 union supporters gathered next to Google's headquarters Thursday evening to demand that the Internet giant...
Original post made on Feb. 12, 2008Last comment by Robert, on Feb 18, 2008 at 1:05 am | 10 comments | 12893 Views
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They built it with our taxpayer moneyNow it just sits there, empty and idle. Where can we get our money back. What am I writing about? The train station...
Original post made by bernie brightman on Jun. 26, 2007Last comment by Enough!, on Feb 16, 2008 at 3:58 pm | 11 comments | 6853 Views
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Traffic Circle BarriersHas anyone seen the ugly rubber traffic circle at the intersection of Rose Avenue and Fordham Way in Mountain View? It is...
Original post made by southbay reader on Feb. 14, 2008Last comment by The Dude, on Feb 15, 2008 at 3:22 pm | 1 comment | 5708 Views
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Grocery store chain eyes Rengstorff siteTo the extreme delight of Monta Loma neighborhood residents, the long-vacant Golden Phoenix supermarket at Rengstorff and...
Original post made on Feb. 6, 2008Last comment by The Dude, on Feb 15, 2008 at 3:18 pm | 3 comments | 8441 Views
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'Mr. White Boy was in the Nortenos'Except for a few bumps in the road, Jacob DeWitt had a normal upbringing in Mountain View, say local residents who knew him....
Original post made on Jan. 31, 2008Last comment by Don Frances, on Feb 14, 2008 at 11:26 am | 48 comments | 18337 Views
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